2019 GRANT ‘LAND’ / ‘CRUISE’ REUNION IN
ORLANDO, FLORIDA
The USS U.S. Grant Alumni Association has always conducted two-part reunions. Part ONE is a 4-night three-day ‘LAND’ reunion. Part TWO is a ‘CRUISE’ reunion which immediately follows part ONE. Shipmates can attend either of the two parts – or both. At the last reunion there were 178 people at the ‘LAND’ reunion (Part ONE) and 106 people attended the ‘CRUISE’ reunion (Part TWO).
Part One: The ‘Land’ Reunion
[1630 Tuesday, 9/24/2019 through 1200 Saturday, 9/28/2019]
2019 USS GRANT ’LAND’ REUNION HOTEL RESERVATIONS
The all-suites hotel (Springhill Suites by Marriott Orlando International Airport) in Orlando is now taking reservations for the 2019 USS Grant Alumni Association ‘LAND’ reunion to begin at 1630 on September 24, 2019, and end at 1200 on September 28, 2019
Part Two: The ‘Cruise’ Reunion
[1600 Saturday, 9/28/2019 through 0800 Saturday, 10/5/2019]
Ship: Carnival Breeze Itinerary: Exotic Eastern Caribbean
The Carnival Breeze will make stops at Amber Cove, Dominican Republic; St. Thomas, USVI; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Grand Turk before returning to Port Canaveral at about 0800 on Saturday, 10/5/2019. A chartered bus will return the shipmates/guests to the Orlando airport or hotel.
Part One: The ‘Land’ Reunion
[1630 Tuesday, 9/24/2019 through 1200 Saturday, 9/28/2019]
The reunion hotel is the Springhill Suites by Marriott Orlando International Airport. This 130 unit, non-smoking, all-suites, hotel is available at a reunion rate of $109 (plus tax) which includes a daily breakfast for two, 24/7 airport shuttle every day, WIFI throughout the hotel, complimentary guest parking, parking for cruisers for $6 per day and off-site RV parking for a fee. Reservations can be made by calling 407-816-5533. When you reach the hotel, you should immediately tell them, “Do NOT transfer me to your national booking center”, because your reservation MUST be booked locally at the Springhill Suites. Be sure to tell them you are with the “USS GRANT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION”.
Each suite will also include a sofa bed, in-room coffee/tea service, mini-fridge, microwave, room safe, hair dryer and iron/ironing board. The hotel also has a beauty shop, valet dry cleaning, on-site laundry, daily newspapers in the lobby and offers local restaurant dinner delivery. There are about eight restaurants within two blocks of the hotel.
In the event a shipmate or guest requires a 2-bedroom suite, these suites can be reserved at the Residence Inn Orlando Airport which is 100 feet from the reunion’s Springhill Suites. These reservations, at the contracted daily rate of $177, MUST be made with Diane Silicky at 407-802-1127, Monday through Friday during business hours.
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The ‘CRUISE’ Reunion will be September 28 – October 5, 2019 (Saturday – Saturday).
Ship: Carnival Breeze
Itinerary: Exotic Eastern Caribbean
The seven-day ‘CRUISE” reunion will begin four hours after the ‘LAND’ reunion closes. A 45-minute charter bus ride will be required to get shipmates/guests to and from the cruise terminal at Port Canaveral. Or, shipmates/guests who drove to Orlando can drive to Port Canaveral and park at the cruise terminal for a fee.
The Carnival Breeze will make stops at Amber Cove, Dominican Republic; St. Thomas, USVI; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Grand Turk before returning to Port Canaveral at about 0800 on Saturday, 10/5/2019. A chartered bus will return the shipmates/guests to the Orlando airport or hotel.
BOOKING YOUR CRUISE:
Cruise bookings can be made NOW, by you, through our Carnival Group Planner. The earlier you book, the better your choice of cabins. You also protect yourself from a price increase.
1) Call Jeffrey Savage at 1.800.819.3902, Ext. 85267.
2) You MUST tell him you are with the USS Grant Alumni 2019 Cruise Group and give him our booking number 2ZNB26.
3) If you have previously cruised on Carnival, inform Jeffery.
Attendees
Banquet
Kennedy Space Center
Remembrance
Sonny’s
Cruise
